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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Portland
ME and surrounding regions
#10. Persian (incl. Farsi, Dari)
- 651 speakers (0.11% of population)
--- 303 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 348 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 303 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 348 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Khmer
- 1,020 speakers (0.17% of population)
--- 375 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 645 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 375 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 645 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Arabic
- 1,128 speakers (0.18% of population)
--- 633 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 495 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 633 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 495 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Portuguese
- 1,194 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 804 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 390 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 804 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 390 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. German
- 1,219 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 265 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 265 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 1,917 speakers (0.31% of population)
--- 939 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 978 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 939 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 978 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa
- 2,099 speakers (0.34% of population)
--- 1,280 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 819 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,280 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 819 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 2,186 speakers (0.36% of population)
--- 1,174 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,012 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,174 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,012 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Spanish
- 6,352 speakers (1.04% of population)
--- 4,892 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,460 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 4,892 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,460 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. French (incl. Cajun)
- 18,085 speakers (2.95% of population)
--- 14,471 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,614 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 14,471 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,614 speakers who speak English less than very well
